TNA Hall of Fame

TNA Hall of Fame

TNA Hall of Fame logo, used since 2012
Established May 31, 2012
Founder Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Inductees 5 individuals
1 group (2 members)
(7 total inductees)

The TNA Hall of Fame is a hall of fame that honors professional wrestlers and wrestling personalities, established and maintained by the U.S.-based national wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. It is announced at either Slammiversary or Impact Wrestling and the ceremony takes place prior to Bound for Glory with a speech at Bound for Glory. However in 2015 two were inducted in to the Hall of Fame, Jeff Jarrett, who did not have a ceremony due to his actions with the company leading to a lethal lockdown match to debunk him and his shares, while Earl Hebner was inducted at a TNA live event.

It was officially established on the May 31, 2012 episode of TNA's flagship Impact Wrestling television program. As explained by TNA president Dixie Carter in the official press release, the Hall of Fame was created as part of the celebration of TNA's 10th anniversary, and as a way to honor those who contributed to TNA's history.

Sting was the first inductee in (2012), with Kurt Angle (2013), Team 3D (2014), Jeff Jarrett and Earl Hebner (2015), and Gail Kim (2016) following in subsequent years (Kim becoming the first female inductee).

As of 2016, there have been six wrestlers inducted in total - four individually, and one group induction. There has also been one referee induction [1][2][3]

Inductees

Individuals

Year Ring name
(Birth name)		 TNA recognized accolades
2012 Sting
(Steve Borden)		 One-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, four-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion and one-time TNA World Tag Team Champion.
2013 Kurt Angle One-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion, six-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion, one-time TNA X Division Champion, two-time TNA World Tag Team Champion and two-time King of the Mountain winner (2007, 2009).
2015 Jeff Jarrett Co-founder of TNA, one-time AAA World Heavyweight Champion, six-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, one-time TNA King of the Mountain Champion and three-time King of the Mountain winner (2004, 2006, 2015).
2015 Earl Hebner TNA's senior referee since 2006.
2016 Gail Kim Inaugural and six-time TNA Knockouts Champion, one-time TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champion and one-time Queen of the Knockouts winner (2013).

Group inductions

Year Group TNA recognized accolades
2014 Team 3D One-time NWA World Tag Team Champions, two-time TNA World Tag Team Champions, two-time IWGP Tag Team Champions and recognized by TNA as 23-time World Tag Team Champions overall.
Bully Ray (Mark LoMonaco) – two-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion
Devon (Devon Hughes) – two-time TNA Television Champion

Ceremony dates and locations

Date Location Venue Event
October 13, 2012 Phoenix, Arizona[4] Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort[5] Bound for Glory (2012)[4]
October 19, 2013 San Diego, California San Diego Marriott Mission Valley[6] Bound for Glory (2013)[7]
October 11, 2014 Tokyo, Japan Korakuen Hall Bound for Glory (2014)[8]
June 27, 2015 Orlando, Florida Universal Studios Impact Wrestling[9]
October 3, 2015 Salem, Virginia Salem Civic Center Bound for Glory (2015) Live Tour[10]
October 2, 2016 Orlando, Florida Universal Studios Bound for Glory (2016)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Caldwell, James (2012-05-31). "Caldwell's TNA Impact Wrestling results 5/31: Ongoing "virtual-time" coverage of live Impact in new timeslot - Roode vs. Sting". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
  2. ↑ Caldwell, James (2012-06-01). "TNA official Hall of Fame announcement". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
  3. ↑ Caldwell, James (2012-06-10). "Caldwell's TNA Slammiversary PPV results 6/10: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live PPV - Roode vs. Sting headlines 10th Anniv. PPV". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
  4. 1 2 Giri, Raj (2012-05-08). "All TNA 2012 PPVs In Orlando From July". Devin Cutting. Wrestlinginc.com. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
  5. ↑ "TNA Inaugural Hall of Fame Induction Celebration". Total Nonstop Action. 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
  6. ↑ "TNA Hall of Fame Location". TNA Wrestling News. 2013-06-14. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
  7. ↑ "2013 TNA Hall Of Fame Inductee: Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle".
  8. ↑ BFG '14 in Tokyo - Impact Wrestling.com
  9. ↑ "Dixie Carter and Mike Tenay Induct Jeff Jarret into the TNA Hall of Fame".
  10. ↑ "Earl Hebner Makes History With TNA Wrestling Hall of Fame Induction".
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